Hamilton, Bermuda, September 17, 2007 – Clark Equipment Company ("Clark"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, announced today the commencement of a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of its outstanding 8% Medium-Term Notes due May 1, 2023 (CUSIP No. 18139QAA6 ), 8.15% Medium-Term Notes due May 15, 2023 (CUSIP No. 18139QAB4) and 8.35% Medium-Term Notes due May 15, 2023 (CUSIP No. 18139QAC2) (the "Notes"). The tender offer and the related consent solicitation are being made pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated September 17, 2007 (the "Offer to Purchase") and the related Letter of Transmittal and Consent.
The tender offer and consent solicitation are being conducted in connection with the previously announced agreement of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited and certain of its subsidiaries with Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd. and Doosan Engine Co., Ltd to purchase Clark and certain related assets from Ingersoll Rand (the "Sale"). Upon the completion of the Sale, Clark will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd. The Sale is subject to customary closing conditions, but the completion of the tender offer and consent solicitation is not a condition to completion of such Sale.
The tender offer for the Notes will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 28, 2007, unless extended or earlier terminated by Clark in its sole discretion (the "Expiration Date").
This release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase, nor a solicitation of an offer to sell, the Notes. The tender offer to buy the Notes is only being made pursuant to the tender offer and consent solicitation documents, including the Offer to Purchase that the Company has distributed to holders of Notes. The tender offer and consent solicitation are not being made to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction.
This release includes "forward-looking statements" that involve risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance or achievements. Political, economic, climatic, currency, tax, regulatory, technological, competitive, and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Additional information regarding these risk factors and uncertainties is detailed from time to time in the company's SEC filings, including but not limited to its report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.
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